Quantum Food and Modular Meals

I got a package of frozen tuna at the store last weekend, thawed the two smaller pieces this week, and finally cooked them this evening. I made a simple miso-soy marinade/sauce (just a heaped spoonful of miso and some soy sauce in a bowl and mixed until it's slightly thick) for the tuna (which I let sit in it while the rice cooked). I chopped two scallions and some garlic, which I fried first (to flavor the oil). Then I pan-fried the two tuna pieces, turning them over as they cooked on each side (as the marinade started caramelizing on the pan I scraped it off and added it to the scallions and garlic I pulled out earlier) . I added sesame seeds (partially for looks and partially because they're good) and a little bit of the pickled carrots and daikon radish (which didn't entirely go together with the different strong flavor of the tuna and marinade).

This is super simple and very delicious!  I really like this on rice (and on bahn mi) and it's nice to have around to use as a topping. This would also be good on noodles, especially rice noodles, or in a salad, or on plain frozen veggies. When I have some time (and energy and the ingredients) I like to chop up a scallion and a couple grape tomatoes and put it on top of rice with a little oyster sauce and a bit of sambal oolek. (The pictures are all going to be of a carrot that I added to my previously pickled radish.) daikon radish white vinegar salt sugar optional: carrot, spices, other veggies Peel the daikon radish (or carrot as the case may be). Then julienne it. I have this cool julienne peeler which makes it go super quick and then I have thin, similar sized pieces but you could definitely do this by hand- just make sure they are thin pieces so they pickle well. Put it into your container (I recommend glass),  put in some salt and some sugar (to tast...

This is my dinner tonight: rice with a pork bun, 1 chopped scallion, 2 chopped tomatoes, some pickled daikon radish, some kimchi, and a bit of oyster sauce and sambal oolek. It was really good! And I prepped everything in less time than it took for the rice to cook. I don't usually arrange it this nicely or necessarily put in all of these ingredients.